The key to selling reprints to parenting publications is the creation of dynamite ideas followed through with professional writing. Here, I'm focusing only on finding those lucrative topics.
Most topics in regional parenting publications are straightforward: finance, parenting tips, health, sports, and education. The trick is to twist them in an unusual way.
1. If you're a parent, what do you wish you knew about a topic? Write down questions that you have as you go through the day. When I was driving the other day, I complained to myself about bad teenage drivers. Then I wondered, "What can parents do to encourage good driving?" If you already know the answer to the question, it won't make a good article unless you're an expert on the subject.
2. Take a generic topic and make it seasonal. Choose a season about four months away, because the lead-time for parenting publications is 2 to 6 months. Four months from now is April. What happens in April (or would be published in April) that I can combine with a topic like health? In April, parenting publications start printing their summer guides to camps. What can parents do to make sure their children stay healthy at camp? What are the traits of a safe camp? Change to camping plus another topic like education or finance to create unique articles.
3. Who do you know who has an unusual or remarkable story ? something that affected children? What did the parents learn? Write an article using the anecdote as an introduction to the information you want to give. A great anecdote can sell a story.
4. Visit online parenting forums and read the questions people ask. Use some of these as a basis for your article ideas.
5. When you research a piece and talk to experts, look for what you don't know. "Joe says insurance is important for families," won't make an article interesting. Too many people know that insurance is important. But a quote like, "Joe says disability insurance is the most neglected area of insurance, but it protects young families from the biggest threat to their security," will make parents keep reading.
If you give editors timely articles that readers will want to read, you'll sell your work over and over again.
Terri Pilcher edits a FREE weekly e-zine for writers, "Writer's Guidelines Magazine", that provides 10 fresh, editor-approved, writer's guidelines and useful marketing information. She recently published "MONEY Markets 2005: 101 Publishers That Pay in 6 Weeks or Less". Her website contains the writer's guidelines for almost 200 parenting publications. http://www.powerpenmarketsearch.com
trusted cleaning company Lake Forest ..The experts are always telling us that getting paid for... Read More
How are you marketing your articles? As a writer prospecting... Read More
This is Part 2 of a 2 part article -... Read More
I once wrote an article in which I offered the... Read More
You have decided on a great idea and researched a... Read More
Most authors are wasting their time producing dozens to hundreds... Read More
So you've decided to market your home-based copywriting business through... Read More
Anyone who's been in the business for 2 or 3... Read More
Writing articles is by far the most effective online promotion... Read More
Currently many online writers and would-be online writers, feel very... Read More
When you create your articles in TextPad format, something like... Read More
If you have writing skills and want to use your... Read More
By now most entrepreneurs realize that the most cost effective... Read More
Content is an important component of your web site. Learning... Read More
Do you wonder what easy, cheap, and fast way you... Read More
It's not enough to scatter your articles across the internet... Read More
Need traffic? Write an article.Need sales? Write an article.Need Your... Read More
Writing articles for publication on the Internet is, at the... Read More
You've written this wonderful (no question about it) piece of... Read More
Writing and distributing articles on the internet is one of... Read More
Inspirational articles were once limited to self-help and religious publications,... Read More
There are two primary factors in creating a successful reference... Read More
I've been blogging occasionally over the last two months about... Read More
Making your articles available for reprints by other ezine publishers... Read More
There is no doubt that Spam has affected online business... Read More
pet-friendly home cleaners Lincolnshire ..Writers have one basic need -- readers. We all want... Read More
The more you write, the larger your impact. If that's... Read More
When you frequently post articles on ezines, you might be... Read More
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience.... Read More
You have probably heard that writing articles is one of... Read More
If you are going to be writing articles to promote... Read More
Writing an article is not an easy task. You have... Read More
Search Engines are constantly on the "look out" for freshly... Read More
One of the best ways to build credibility and promote... Read More
Good technical articles are challenging to write. They're time-consuming, demanding... Read More
If your business has a website, you're probably searching for... Read More
"But I've only been on the Internet 3 months! How... Read More
So how can you make your article worth reading?It's all... Read More
What's the most powerful marketing technique on the Web? Search... Read More
To be successful at any affiliate marketing program, you not... Read More
Part 1 of a 2-part series To read Part 2... Read More
Publishing content on the internet is not a hard task.... Read More
Abandon your frustrations and get a fresh start by trying... Read More
It's no secret that writing and publishing helpful articles is... Read More
You've written this wonderful (no question about it) piece of... Read More
All of us, the authors, know that to enhance our... Read More
***What is the Resource box?'Resource box' is an information box... Read More
We all know that article writing is a great way... Read More
Knowing exactly what an editor wants.Unfortunately, many new writers struggle... Read More
Writing articles for online newsletters and websites can be a... Read More
Article Writing |